Limited-time bonus

A Secret Library. Yours free.

Any purchase. Now through Black Friday.

Delivered at the end of Black Friday, November 27, 2026.

About the bonus

Last year’s surprise was Spark.

Tesla sparks, electrical textures and vintage machines. Explore Spark and read customer reviews to discover what last year’s surprise delivered.

Explore Spark & read reviews

This year is still under wraps.

Make any purchase now through Black Friday to receive this year’s mystery sound library free. We’ll reveal and deliver it at the end of November 27, 2026.

Dark Dystopian Soundscapes.

For the discerning Sound Designers and Musicians seeking to inject a unique brand of tension and drama into their compositions, we are thrilled to present our innovative sound collection: Tension. Endorsed by the highly esteemed Alan Wilder of Depeche Mode, Tension is a meticulously curated suite of dark, ominous textures, brooding drones, atmospheric ambiences, sharp stingers, and more.

These expertly crafted sonic elements, designed to evoke unease and suspense, are perfect for constructing anxiety-filled moments, unsettling soundscapes, or even for adding a touch of musical foreboding. Tension harmoniously blends the worlds of sound design and music, thanks to the talent of Hollywood sound design veterans Charles Maynes and Jason Payne. This library stands as a testament to their masterful ability to manipulate sound into a truly haunting and suspenseful auditory experience.

For the discerning Sound Designers and Musicians seeking to inject a unique brand of tension and drama into their compositions, we are thrilled to present our innovative sound collection: Tension. Endorsed by the highly esteemed Alan Wilder of Depeche Mode, Tension is a meticulously curated suite of dark, ominous textures, brooding drones, atmospheric ambiences, sharp stingers, and more.

These expertly crafted sonic elements, designed to evoke unease and suspense, are perfect for constructing anxiety-filled moments, unsettling soundscapes, or even for adding a touch of musical foreboding. Tension harmoniously blends the worlds of sound design and music, thanks to the talent of Hollywood sound design veterans Charles Maynes and Jason Payne.

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Keep them on edge.

Brooding drones, ominous textures and sharp stingers. Let suspense grow beneath the surface.

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Library Information

Sound Categories

Ambient Experimental
Musical Sound Design
Distortion and Noise
Drones
Experimental
Stingers
Vocal Experimental
Waterphones
UCS - Universal Category System file names + Soundminer & Basehead Metadata

Tech Specs
  • 24bit / 96kHz .wav
  • 375+ Sound Files
  • 7.6 GB Size
  • UCS - Universal Category System file names + Soundminer & Basehead Metadata
SoundsQualityArrangementsGenresHorror cuesPriceSales priceTeaserTensionToolkit
  • 5 stars: 32 (89%)
  • 4 stars: 3 (8%)
  • 3 stars: 1 (3%)
  • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 1 star: 0 (0%)
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Johan E. (United Kingdom)
Cuckooland Gets new life!

This is very similar to the old Cuckooland series but updated quality and more intricacy. Great for adding prolonged sense of dread to any scene!

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Anonymous (Japan)
very cool

It is excellent for building tension in situations—such as in games—where an enemy might appear.

A
Anonymous (United States)
Soundmorph products are always best in class

Soundmorph products are always best in class.

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T.U. (Germany)
Great product

Great product with usefull content.

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Mario C. (United States)
From a subtle distant rumble to a nearby insect ambiance

From a subtle distant rumble to a nearby insect ambiance, one can easily move into exotic permutations of inventive sounds. This product is a pack-full of new experimental pieces and transitions to which you can add your own stamp and make it all yours. You will love the craftsmanship and care that went into producing this masterwork.

D
Daniel D. (Germany)
Sounds Clean

Sounds sind clean und für den Preis auch recht viele verschiedene. Zum ausprobieren auf jedenfall wert, man wird auch sicher einiges in Projekten anwenden können^^

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GW M. (United States)
This delivers on tension-filled atmospheres

This delivers on tension-filled atmospheres. It is less differentiated from other products on the market than most other libraries by Soundmorph.

F
Fares A. (Jordan)
The library is incredibly well-crafted

The library is incredibly well-crafted, with a strong focus on detail, depth, and usability. The sounds are rich, cinematic, and perfectly suited for building suspense and psychological intensity. Whether you're working on film, TV, trailers, or game audio, it provides a wide palette of textures that feel both modern and highly adaptable. From a workflow perspective, everything is well-organized and easy to navigate, which saves a lot of time when you're under pressure

A
Anonymous (United States)
Excellent piece

Excellent piece. Used it already on a couple of productions

V
Victor K. (Serbia)
Tension

Perfect for trailers and cinematic videos

B
Brian B.
It's perfect for adding thatuneasy

It's perfect for adding thatuneasy feeling

A
Anonymous (Taiwan)
Good!

Good!

Z
Z (Türkiye)
great

great

A
Anonymous (United States)
Great

Great, it has the sound I need.

G
Gav (United Kingdom)
Great

Great

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Thomas K. (United States)
Another high quality sound pack

Another high quality sound pack.

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Leonid F. (Israel)
One of my favorite libraries!

Tension is amazing! Just like everything else from
SoundMorph!

A
Anonymous (Belgium)
Good price/quality value for the sales price

I bought the pack during the Halloween sales as it has been a long time since I've bought sample packs.

Although I wouldn't have bought it at full price, the sales price had a good price/quality value

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Danny (Germany)
Nice!

I love the sounds of it, but it could have some more focus on horror sounds. For example it is in the "horror bundle", but most ofthe pack is sci fi space sounds. But still. It is an awesome pack!

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Rabah (Algeria)
Un pack varié et hétéroclite

Un pack varié et hétéroclite, des sons de qualité qui m'ont permis de donner une autre dimension à mon film.

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Serhii B. (Ukraine)
Atmospheric and deep tension sounds

Great atmospheric sounds for tension and horror cues

M
Mads (Denmark)
Fantastic sounds- great quality

The sounds are fantastic- great quality, very usable, and definitely inspiring for tension-driven scoring, whether it's straight forward teaser scoring or more complex long arrangements across genres. The design and depth of the samples make this a strong toolkit for cinematic sound design. That said, I was a little disappointed that there isn’t a dedicated player or NKS files for Kontakt included. Having that integration would have made the experience even smoother.

R
Ralf (Germany)
An Amazing Sound-Library

An Amazing Sound-Library, absolute High-Quality !!

E
Ethan Z.

Fantastic library of tones and drones. It has tons of variety for every application, I always find myself going back to it.

C
Chris D.

Absolutely what I was looking for. Top tier soundpack perfect for laying the foundation for the score I'm working on!

S
Sameer U.

Again a masterpiece by the Soundmorph team .

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HP L.

Great, dark atmospheric library!

R
Ryan M.

Got this in the horror bundle, awesome atmospheric adds to your horror shows

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Taewoo K.

very well crafted sounds!

J
Jiří K.

Great sounds to tighten your butt!

M
Munenori Y.

I was very thrilled to be using it.

S
Scott H.

I love Tension and I use it a lot in layering gently beneath other sounds to give them a different edge. So many uses beyond the obvious!

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Important install note

Open this file after downloading every part:

For multipart sound libraries

  1. Download every part into the same folder. Wait until every download has finished, and keep the original filenames unchanged.
  2. Open Part 1 only in one of the apps below: the file ending in .7z.001, .zip.001 or .part1.rar (sometimes .part01.rar). For older .rar + .r00 sets, open the .rar file.
  3. The app reads the remaining parts automatically and extracts the complete library. Keep all parts together until extraction finishes; you do not need to open the other parts.

If your library contains separate, complete ZIP archives instead of numbered volumes, extract each ZIP separately. Software installers have their own instructions.

Mac — Keka recommended
Keka is our recommended Mac app for large SoundMorph libraries and can be faster than The Unarchiver. Get the free direct download from Keka’s website, or support its developer with the Mac App Store version ($6.49 USD). Store pricing varies by region and may change. The Unarchiver also works and is free. Extraction speed depends on your Mac and the archive.

Keka users: allow folder or drive access

Keka needs permission to read the folder or drive holding your downloads, especially multipart archives on an external drive. If you have not already granted access:

  1. Open Keka → Settings (or Preferences) → File Access.
  2. Click the + button at the bottom left. Select the folder or drive containing all your downloaded parts, then click Give access to Keka (or Open).
  3. If you are extracting to a different folder or drive, grant access there too. Then open Part 1 only again.

Seeing “Operation not permitted” or “Cannot open the file as archive”? Check Keka’s access first. These messages do not necessarily mean the download is damaged.

Show Keka settings (+ button)
Keka File Access settings. Use the plus button in the bottom-left corner to add the folder or drive containing your downloads.
The arrow points to the + button. Add the folder or drive you are using; the entries shown here are just an example.

Windows — 7-Zip
Use 7-Zip, a free archive extraction app for Windows.

Make sure your drive has enough free space for both the downloaded archive parts and the extracted library.

* We’re developing a SoundMorph downloader and installer app to make downloading and installing your libraries faster and easier. Coming in 2027!

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